Fishing-rod



(No. Model.)

F. K. DUNN.

FISHING ROD.

No; 564,742. Patented July 28, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

FRANK K. DUNN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FISHING-ROD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 564,742, dated July 28, 1896.

Application filed June 10, 1896. Serial No. 594,943. (No model.)

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- Be it known that I, FRANK K. DUNN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Rods; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in fishing-rods of that class known as telescopic rods, or those which consist of a plurality of tapered tubular metallic sections of different sizes, and which are folded and extended by the sliding of the smaller or inner sections in the outer or larger ones.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In a telescopic fishing-rod as heretofore constructed provision has been made for guiding the line from the reel at the butt-end of the rod to the tip by extending the line through the interior of the hollow sections. It has also been proposed to provide loose rings to which are attached line-guides, said rings being adapted to be removed from the rod when the several sections are collapsed or folded one within another and replaced I thereon when the rod is extended.

My improvement contemplates the provision of movable or sliding line-guides on the rod, which are retained permanently thereon, but which, when the rod is extended, can be easily and quickly secured in their proper places on the several sections. This end is attained by providing each tubular sliding section at its outer end with a permanently or immovably attached ring or sleeve, to which is attached an eye or loop forming a line-guide, and by placing on each sliding section one or more sleeves of varyinginternal sizes, tapered to fit the tapered external surfaces of the sections, and which are retained upon the sections by means of the permanently-attached sleeves on the same. In this construction of the sections the inner or smaller sections are not adapted to be thrust entirely within the larger ones when the sections are collapsed, but the inward movement of each section in the one which surrounds it is limited both by the line-guide sleeve which is attached to the inner section and by the loose line-guide sleeve or sleeves which surround such inner section, said loose sleeve or sleeves being confined on such inner section by the fixed sleeve at its outer end. It

' follows, therefore, that in my improved construction the line-guide sleeves belonging to each. rod-section remain permanently thereon, being moved along the section until confined between the fixed sleeve at its outer or smaller end and the outer end of the next lower section, and that when the rod is extended the said sleeves may be restored to their proper places by merely slipping them along the section toward the inner or larger end thereof until they reach the point at which they tit and closely bind upon the tapered surface of the section. the tip or smaller section, the line-guide sleeve referred to will commonly have a line-guide or eye at its end, but the sleeve itself is made larger than the section to which it is attached, so as to form a shoulder to hold the movable line-guide sleeves from removal over the end of the rod. In the case of the other sliding sections, the sleeves, being attached to their outer ends, serve not only to retain the sleeves 011 the sections, but also as a means of strengthening or reinforcing the end of the section, on which a great strain is brought in a manner tending to open or split the tube forming the section when the rod is placed under lateral tension, as by the strain of the line in handling a large fish.

In the case of The invention may be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a three-jointed rod in its extended form. Fig.

2 is a side view of the same when folded. 'Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken longitudinally through the rod and one of the lineguide sleeves.

As shown in said drawings, the rod consists of a butt or handle section A, a tip-section C, and an intermediate section B. The said sections are made in the usual manner, each of atapered metal tube, preferably made of tempered steel, the tubes B and 0 being made of such size at their larger or inner ends that they will closely fit and bind in but cannot be withdrawn from the outer ends of the larger tubes A and B, in which they are placed. The butt or handle section is constructed in the usual manner, and is provided at its outer end with a permanently-attached line-guide sleeve a, provided with a line-guide eye or loop a. The intermediate section B is provided at its outer end with an immovable or permanently-fixed sleeve 6, provided with a line-guide eye I). On said section is placed a loose sleeve D, provided with an eye cl, and made of such interior diameter as to fit the tapered exterior of the section at a point about midway between its ends. Said sleeve D is only slightly larger than the sleeve 6, and the latter forms a shoulder or stop to prevent the said sleeve D from removal over the end of the section. It will of course be understood that the section may have more than one loose sleeve, in which case the sleeves will be made to fit the tube at points equidistant from each other and from the sleeves to and b. The said sleeve D is preferably made tapered interiorly to exactly fit the tapered form of the section on which it is placed.

The smaller or outer section 0 is provided at its outer end with a tube or sleeve E,which is placed over and permanently secured to the extremity of the section, and is provided with a tip guide or eye a, of usual construc tion. On the said section 0 are placed three loose sleeves F F F provided with lineguide eyes f, f, and f and made of graduallydecreasing sizes, so as to fit the suitablyseparated points along the same. Said sleeves F F F are confined upon the section 0 by the sleeve E, the inner end of which forms a shoulder over which the loose sleeve cannot pass.

When the rod made as described is collapsed, the loose sleeve D will be held between the sleeve 1) and the end of the section A, and the loose sleeves F, F, and F will be similarly held between the sleeve E and the outer end of the section B. In extending the rod, if the upper end of the rod be directed upwardly after the sections are drawn out, the loose sleeves will slide down the sections until arrested at their proper places by binding upon the tapered surface of the sections on which they are located. A slight pressure upon each sleeve by the hand will then cause the sleeves to bind on the sections, so that they will remain unmoved in the handling of the rod or movements of the line through the guides. 1n the act of collapsing the rod the sleeves are dislodged and slide outwardly along their respective sections as the latter are thrust inwardly, remaining confined on the outer ends of the sections when the rod is collapsed.

A rod made as described may be extended and collapsed with the utmost care and convenience, and without trouble, by reason of the presence of the line thereon, the slack of which, after the sections have been thrust inwardly in shortening the rod, may be easily taken up by turning the reel. This is not the case in a rod of that kind in which the line passes through the tubular sections, for the reason that the line, unless kept taut in its part within the rod while the sections are being thrust inwardly, is liable to become caught and jammed, so as to prevent the proper movement of the parts. This, moreover, is especially liable to occur when the line is wet.

Another and more serious objection to such rods is the great friction produced by contact of the line against the inner surface of the rod when the line is under strain and the rod is' curved or bent, such friction being so great as to prevent the necessary freedom of motion in the line, either in allowing it to run out or in reeling in. Obviously this difficulty will be greatly increased when the line is wet.

I have herein shown my invention as applied to a rod having only three joints or sections, but it will of course be understood that the same features may be applied to rods having any number of sections. It will also be understood that each section in a rod embodying my invention may have thereon any desired number of loose line-guides, constructed and operating as herein described.

I claim as my invention A fishing-rod provided with tapered tubular telescoping sections, and having at the outer end of each section a fixed or permanently-attached line-guide sleeve, and having on each section one or more loose, line-guide sleeves, adapted to fit the section at a point between its ends, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aifix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 6th day of June, A. D. 1896.

FRANK K. DUNN.

Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BROWN, B. A. PRICE.

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